Campisi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Campisi family

The surname Campisi was first found in Sardinia (Italian: Sardegna, Sardinian: Sardigna), the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The original inhabitants were Sicels. The Greeks colonized in 735 B.C. Phoenician settlements began in 6th century. Carthaginians arrived 410. Romans arrived, then the Saracens. Then the Norman Conquest said to be Sicily's brightest hour, 1057 A.D and taking 35 years. They made Sicilians the leading Maritimes power in the Mediterranean, and King Roger of Sicily one of the greatest Kings in Europe. From Sicily they invaded Greece. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Campisi family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Campisi research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1719 and 1748 are included under the topic Early Campisi History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Campisi Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Campisi, Campisano, Campitello, Campi, Campolo, Campasi, Campari and many more.

Early Notables of the Campisi family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was Legrenzio Vincenzo Ciampi, born at Piacenza 1719, was a dramatic composer who went to London in 1748 with a company of Italian singers...
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Campisi Ranking

In the United States, the name Campisi is the 16,231^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Campisi migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Campisi Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

S Campisi, who arrived in Mississippi in 1896 2

Campisi Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Joseph Campisi, who landed in Mississippi in 1900 2
Baldanaro Campisi, aged 46, who immigrated to the United States from S. Margherita Italy, in 1906
Antonino Campisi, aged 9, who immigrated to the United States from Bisacquino, Sicily, in 1906
Angela Campisi, aged 22, who landed in America from Caccamo, Sicily, in 1909
Anna Campisi, aged 18, who landed in America from Melelli, Scramsa, in 1909
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Contemporary Notables of the name Campisi (post 1700) +

Judith Campisi, American biochemist and cell biologist, professor of biogerontology at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Salvatore John "Sal" Campisi (b. 1942), former American Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1969 and 1970 and the Minnesota Twins in 1971
Gabriel Campisi, American film maker
Amber Lynn Campisi (b. 1981), American model
Michele Campisi (b. 1963), Italian politician, Mayor of Caltanissetta (2009-2014)
Corradino Campisi (b. 1948), Italian professor at the Ospedale San Martino and chief editor of the European Journal of Lymphology and Related Problems
Corrado Campisi, Italian professor at the Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara in Timisoara, Romania
Luisito Campisi (b. 1987), Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder (2005-2017)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)